Nature plays a significant role in Sri Lanka’s tourism economy, and it goes well beyond popular parks and wildlife tourism focused on keystone species such as elephants and leopards it’s known for to ...

Sri Lanka has recorded over 50 species of seabirds — birds that spend much of their lives at sea — within its territorial waters, including several long-distance migratory birds that travel thousands ...

Map of the region -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- Plumage terminology -- Glossary -- The Indian subcontinent -- Conservation -- Family summaries -- Species accounts and ...